This post provides insights into the rare early 3.0 liter Porsche 911 turbo that I was fortunate enough to chance upon here in Singapore. This is one of the few right hand drive cars made, and it is a matching numbers car with certificate of authenticity from Porsche. It represents the first generation and the most desirable of a long line of 911 turbos. In the early `70s, Porsche had designs on racing a turbocharged version of the 911, in support of which they planned to create a homologation special along the lines of the Carrera 2.7 RS. A change in the rules negated the need to sell a precise number of street legal race vehicles, but the company decided to continue with the project anyway - the Porsche 911 Turbo or 930 was born. 1977 Porsche 911 Turbo. The first generation 930 was introduced at the Paris Motor Show of 1974 and produced from 1975 to 1977, during which time it not only topped Porsche's model range, but was the fastest production car available on the German market.
It was based around the Carrera 3.0 RS, the engine from which was modified courtesy of turbo technology originally developed for the 917/30 CAN-AM cars. Power output was 260bhp - enough to accelerate the car to 100 km/h in 5.5 seconds & hit a top speed of 246 km/h. In order to help deliver the power to the road a `whale tail' rear spoiler was fitted and a wider rear wheel/tyre package was squeezed under specially flared arches. Adding this level of power to the already oversteer-prone handling of the 911 created a car that was not for the faint hearted. In skilled hands, however, a 930 will show a clean pair of heels to most rivals, even to this day. This 1977 car was registered on 8 July 1977 in Singapore, which makes it a likely contender to be Singapore's fastest and most expensive car of that era. Being the fastest production car from Germany and the top of the line 911 model. The fact that it has remained in Singapore for 37 years means that it is one of the rarest Porsches on Singapore roads today.
While any of the first generation 930 turbos from 1975 to 1977 are desirable, there are some significant upgrades for the last year of the 3.0 930 series. This 930 has the optional limited slip differential installed by the factory for greater dynamic advantage (optional equipment 220). And it also comes with the top of the line Blaupunkt Bamberg radio cassette recorder with microphone. This is definitely the Turbo model to have, the first of the line and one of the rarest Porsches on the road today. This 930 comes in the German auto racing color, Silver, with Black leather interior. The car is in excellent condition and serves as daily supercar. Truly a rare 930 that is getting very hard to find across the globe and is rapidly increasing in value. All in all a very rare opportunity to learn more about these iconic cars before the prices go stratospheric.
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What makes an iconic car? That was the question posed by Mercedes boss Dieter Zetsche at the recent launch of the new G-Wagen. Mr Zetsche had his own views, and it was hard to quibble with any of them. Firstly, he said, an icon had to offer 鈥渘o compromises鈥?in its performance. It should also be instantly recognisable, having defined a look. And finally, he mooted, there had to be what he described as 鈥渁 built-in story鈥? Alongside the G-Class, four models which he felt ticked the necessary boxes to be considered icons were the Porsche 911, Jeep Wrangler, Ford Mustang and his own company鈥檚 300 SL. I鈥檇 struggle to argue with any of that quartet. To that list, I would tentatively add the Fiat 500 and Mini/MINI, which continue to thrive in their own respective areas of the market, despite ever-changing fashions. However, one thing that all these cars highlight is just how difficult it is for a manufacturer to move an icon on design-wise. That鈥檚 the reason the MINI hasn鈥檛 changed all that much since its 2001 rebirth, and why I鈥檓 sure the next Fiat 500 will be a very close copy of the current one. Because make no mistake: while achieving iconic status is incredibly difficult, losing it is fairly easy, a mere design mis-step away. As evidence, I鈥檇 point you towards the current Volkswagen Beetle, which to my eyes at least, is a cartoonish pastiche of the much loved original. Of course, there鈥檚 one other car that鈥檚 impossible to ignore in a debate about motoring icons: Britain鈥檚 own Land Rover Defender. The fact that two years later we are still waiting to see its successor suggests that Land Rover knows only too well what a fine line it has to tread to produce a design that lives up to the legend. Britain has built plenty of motoring icons, but which ones make the top 50?